Dionysius the Areopagite

Dionysius the Areopagite was the first Bishop of Athens.

Biography
Dionysius was born in Athens, Roman Greece, and he became a judge on the Areopagus, the Athenian court. During the 50s AD, Paul the Apostle visited the Areopagus hill outside of Athens to attack the idolatry in the city and convince the Athenians that they were God's offspring, just as Hellenists believed, and that the resurrected Jesus would return to pass judgment on humanity. Dionysius, Damaris, and a few other attendees of the meeting converted to Christianity, and Dionysius became the first Bishop of Athens.